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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicTerrorism

Topic: Terrorism

Violence is returning to Punjab and India can’t afford it. AAP can’t forget poll promise

The Punjabi spirit has been dampened by signs of revival of extremist elements, which is a matter of grave concern.

5 people arrested for carrying out robberies by posing as terrorists in J&K

Acting on complaints from several areas of Kulgam district, police constituted a special team to arrest them. The vehicle used in the crimes has also been seized.

European Parliament declares Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’, Zelenskyy welcomes decision

The European Union, however, does not have a legal framework in place to back up the move. The bloc has also imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

300 terrorists active in Jammu & Kashmir, 160 others waiting to cross LoC, says Army commander

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi said the security situation in the region has had a 'major' change after the scrapping of Article 370 in August 2019.

Terrorism cannot & should not be linked to any religion, nationality or group, says Amit Shah

Speaking at a conference on counter-terrorism financing, Shah underscored that terror financing was more dangerous than terrorism.

UN meet in India to discuss use of internet, online payment mechanism by terrorists

Terrorism poses one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, said Ruchira Kamboj, Indian envoy to UN and the chair of the UN committee.

2 labourers from UP killed in grenade attack in J-K, LeT ‘hybrid terrorist’ arrested

Hybrid terrorists are 'unlisted radicals.' They hurled a grenade in Shopian's Harmen area, injuring two, Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar, both residents of Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj.

‘Wage war on terrorism but follow procedure’: What HC said as it quashed GN Saibaba’s conviction

GN Saibaba and five others were convicted under UAPA in 2017. The Bombay HC has said the earlier conviction is 'null and void', and has ordered their release.

‘Walk the talk… shut down terror infrastructure,’ India tells Pakistan at CICA meet

India asks neighbour not to interfere with its internal affairs and territorial integrity after the Pakistan PM brings up Kashmir.

With Pakistan, peace is just a punctuation. Why Amit Shah’s Kashmir statement is no surprise

Scholar Ashley Tellis notes that India-Pakistan competition is not driven by discrete, negotiable differences. Instead, the problem is irreducible.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.